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China Beach S3E2 — Skin Deep

8.3

China Beach•Season 3•Episode 2

Skin Deep

8.3/10 · 51 votesSep 27, 1989

Ranked #5 of 22 in Season 3•+0.2 vs season avg

McMurphy uses a little guilt and a little blackmail to get a reluctant K.C. to visit a wounded soldier whose face has been badly disfigured. Holly, the new doughnut dolly, challenges the nurses on behalf of the Red Cross Volunteers to compete in a Miss

Directed byMimi Leder

Written byCarol Flint

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Seasons4

Cast11

Dana Delany

Dana Delany

Colleen McMurphy

Marg Helgenberger

Marg Helgenberger

KC Koloski

Michael Boatman

Michael Boatman

Samuel Beckett

Troy Evans

Troy Evans

Bob Pepper

Nancy Giles

Nancy Giles

Frankie Bunsen

Jeff Kober

Jeff Kober

Dodger Winslow

Robert Picardo

Robert Picardo

Dick Richard

Concetta Tomei

Concetta Tomei

Lila Garreau

Ned Vaughn

Ned Vaughn

Jeff Hyers

Brian Wimmer

Brian Wimmer

Boonie Lanier

Ricki Lake

Ricki Lake

Holly Pelegrino

Crew2

C

Carol Flint

Writer

Mimi Leder

Mimi Leder

Director

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Episode Summary

"Skin Deep" is episode 2 of China Beach season 3. It scored 8.3/10 from 51 votes, ranking #5 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Mimi Leder and written by Carol Flint, it aired on September 27, 1989.

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